ܡܫܟܚ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
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| ܫ ܟ ܚ (š k ḥ) |
| 4 terms |
From the older form *ܡܲܫܟ݂ܸܚ (*mašḵiḥ), from Aramaic אַשְׁכַּח (ašəkaḥ); with a shift from /š/ to /č/ and a deletion of /x/. Compare also in Classical Syriac ܫܟܚ (šəḵaḥ, “to find, to be able”) and possibly related to Hebrew שָׁכַח (shakhákh, “to forget”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ • (mačiḥ) (present participle ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܘܼܚܹܐ (mačūḥē), past participle ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ (mūčḥā))
- (transitive) to find, discover, locate
- Synonyms: ܡܛܲܠܸܩ (mṭalliq), ܡܲܐܒ݂ܸܕ݂ (maˀḇiḏ)
- ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܲܢ ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ. ― mūčiḥ lan pindqā min bār tlāṯ šāˁē. ― We found our hotel after three hours.
- ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܩܦܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ ܩܕ݂ܝܼܠܝܼ̈. ― tarˁā qpīlā ìlēh, hiš lā ìwen mūčḥā qḏīlī. ― The door is locked, I still haven’t found my keys.
- ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܵܐܟ݂ ܡܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܫܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܚܫܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܬܵܐ!
- īnā dāḵ māṣētōn mačḥītōn šrāytā ḥšīḥtā qā ˁasqūtā hādḵā rabtā!
- But how can you find a suitable solution for such a huge problem!
Usage notes edit
- (passive) see → ܡܫ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܚܵܐ (mčīḥā)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ (mačiḥ)
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܝܼ (mūčiḥ lī) |
ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mūčiḥ lūḵ) |
ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܹܗ (mūčiḥ lēh) |
ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܲܢ (mūčiḥ lan) |
ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūčiḥ lāwḵōn) |
ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mūčiḥ lhōn) |
| f | ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mūčiḥ lāḵ) |
ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (mūčiḥ lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܢ (mačḥin) |
ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܬ (mačḥit) |
ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ (mačiḥ) |
ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܲܚ (mačḥaḥ) |
ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mačḥītōn) |
ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼ (mačḥī) |
| f | ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܲܢ (mačḥan) |
ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܬܝ (mačḥāt) |
ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ (mačḥā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ (ačiḥ) |
ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܘܼܢ (ačḥūn) |
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| f | ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚܝ (ačiḥ) | ||||||